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Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin was dancing, practically gliding around the NBA Draft Lottery back in 2019. The new head of the New Orleans Pelicans was already working a deal that would add a haul of draft assets and Brandon Ingram to the roster in place of Anthony Davis. Griffin was celebrating […]

A national championship and a historic March Madness run are all that’s missing from Caitlin Clark’s decorated college basketball career. She shattered records and gave Iowa a massive Big Ten tournament trophy against a streaky Ohio State team. Her squad has all the tools and momentum they need to etch their names into history. However, […]

March Madness is here, and Dick Vitale already has his prediction out. The legendary ESPN personality has Kentucky basketball winning it all in the NCAA Tournament. He also has John Calipari’s squad beating the reigning and defending national champions UConn Huskies in the title game. Dick Vitale believes Kentucky basketball will be last team standing […]

Selection Sunday has the basketball world buzzing right now. After much anticipation, the upcoming March Madness brackets are finally out. Amid all the hype, fans couldn’t help but notice a specific development in the women’s brackets, particularly in the Albany 2 Region. It comes in the form of Caitlin Clark and Iowa being placed there […]

One of the most popular pastimes among fans and media alike when it comes to March Madness and the NCAA Tournament is debating which teams got snubbed and actually deserved to be there. One team noticeably absent is St. John’s and head coach Rick Pitino blasted the selection committee for not including the Red Storm. […]

For the second year in a row, the USC women’s basketball is going to dance in March, thanks in large part to super freshman JuJu Watkins, who has the opportunity to become an even larger college basketball figure depending on how the Trojans perform in March Madness. College basketball fans show love for JuJu Watkins […]

Jackson State and Norfolk State have both earned a bid to compete in the 2024 Women’s March Madness tournament. Both teams clinched their conference championships yesterday. Jackson State triumphed over rival Alcorn State to claim the SWAC Championship, while Norfolk State defeated Howard to win the MEAC Championship. Both teams, who had phenomenal regular seasons, […]

With the NCAA Tournament set to tip-off this week, NBA scouts are preparing to hit the road and do some scouting in advance of the NBA Draft. While college success does not always translate to NBA success, players have used March Madness as a means to improve their draft stock. There are a few players […]

The Marquette basketball program is set to play in its first NCAA Tournament game on Friday against Western Kentucky, and Shaka Smart gave a good update on star player Tyler Kolek, who has been dealing with an oblique injury as of late and sat out this week at the Big East Tournament. “We’re planning on […]

The NCAA Tournament is finally here and one of the top storylines every year is the coaches who are looking to make a statement. Maybe it’s a coach looking to get their program some respect or maybe it’s a coach who is shockingly looking for their next opportunity. Or it could be a coach who […]

March Madness has arrived, and the UConn basketball program seemingly has the best chance to repeat as national champions since Florida did in 2006 and 2007, and there are a lot of reasons to believe that Dan Hurley’s team can pull it off. After winning the Big East tournament and finishing with a 31-3 record, […]

As the dust settles on Selection Sunday and we prepare ourselves for March Madness, it’s time to take a look at some of the winners and losers of the day as we head into what is going to be an exciting and unpredictable NCAA Tournament. Winner: Connecticut Huskies  The best team in the country only […]

The dominating storyline over the women’s college basketball scene this year, and some might argue collegiate sports as a whole, has been the play of Iowa women’s basketball superstar Caitlin Clark, who is widely expected to be the number one overall pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft. Of course, before she gets there, Clark will […]

The Indiana State Sycamores got hit with a brutal Selection Sunday experience, as the committee denied them a chance to go dancing in March Madness. Despite being ranked 29th on the NET rankings, the Sycamores were not fortunate enough to join the field in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, which they will have to follow from […]

United States Vice President and Howard University alumna Kamala Harris weighed in on the Bison making their second appearance in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Howard found out that they will be featured in a play-in game against Wagner for the right to play against West region number-one seed University of North Carolina. The @HowardU […]

Howard University and Grambling State University have both earned a bid to compete in the 2024 March Madness tournament. Both teams clinched their conference championships yesterday. Howard triumphed over Delaware State to claim their second consecutive MEAC Championship, while Grambling defeated Texas Southern to clinch their first bid in the March Madness tournament. Both teams […]

The March Madness bracket is set and there were some surprising picks made by the decision committee. One team that stands out is the Florida Atlantic basketball program, as they earned a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Overall, the Owls are a good team. However, they had some disappointing finishes, and many didn’t […]

Coach Rick Pitino started last year’s offseason with a clean slate of players as only a few returned. Despite this, the St. John’s basketball program rocked their conference by earning 12 wins against tough opponents. They reached the Big East tournament’s semifinal and put up a fight as the top-seeded team in the nation, UConn, […]

The Kansas Jayhawks and head coach Bill Self had a poor finish to the 2023-24 season and into the Big 12 Tournament. Despite that, the Jayhawks, with a 22-10 record, were selected as a No. 4 seed in Midwest Regional. But the biggest question facing Kansas is the health of their top two players in […]

In the 2023 NCAA Tournament, the Florida Atlantic Owls shocked the world as they marched through March Madness all the way to the Final Four… an improbable run for a 9-seed that in their previous 29 seasons had made just one NCAA Tournament. And as is always the case after a notable Cinderella, the next […]

March Madness probably took a different meaning for the Mountain West after the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday. Colorado State basketball head coach Niko Medved was clearly infuriated as he questioned the seeding of the teams from their conference. Six Mountain West teams were able to make it in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, but they were […]

That huge sigh of relief basketball fans heard Sunday evening emanated from East Lansing, Michigan when Tom Izzo and his Michigan State Spartans were announced as the No. 9 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. MSU coach Tom Izzo calls it "one of the most anxious days of my career." Said he […]

March Madness is upon us, and the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket has been revealed for men’s basketball, and fans questioned the placement of UConn, Iowa State, Illinois and Auburn in the East region. UConn is the No. 1 overall seed, and the criticism comes from the Huskies getting placed in the same region as the […]

On Sunday afternoon, the participants in this year’s NCAA tournament, also known as March Madness, were announced by the Selection Sunday Committee, who came up with their final list of 64 teams (really more than that, but 64 will be the number of programs participating once the Play-In games are complete). Of course, every year, […]

On Sunday, the nation got a chance to see who will be participating in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, also known as March Madness (although it extends into April) with the annual Selection Sunday list reveal, which named the teams that will be taking part in the festivities. Of course, every year, the Selection Sunday decision […]

Coach TJ Otzellberger and the Iowa State basketball squad have exceeded expectations en route to the NCAA Tournament. This March Madness contender just came off a big Big 12 tournament win, was in a tight race with Houston for the regular season, and has players peaking at the right time. After the Cyclones tore apart […]

It’s Selection Sunday, and you know what that means… yes, March Madness is now officially ahead of us, but the 68 teams dancing aren’t the only ones who are mad. A handful of teams, the ones who are all too comfortable with their placement on the bubble, and their respective fanbases, are certainly not too happy right […]

Earlier this afternoon, the annual “Selection Sunday” process took place, when the 64 teams (more than that if you count the Play-In games) who are going to participate in this year’s version of March Madness beginning this week were decided upon by a select committee. There were several expected names in the bunch that was […]

It’s officially Selection Sunday and teams across the nation are seeing if they’re dancing in the NCAA Tournament or not. One team that’s a lock for the tourney is the UConn basketball program, as they’ve been one of the best teams in the country this season. However, the Huskies made history on Sunday, as this […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is here. Yes, March Madness is back in full force as fans get ready to predict their champion. It was a wild weekend of conference tournaments with some stunning upsets. As such, the projected field changed from everybody’s bracketology (including ClutchPoints own version). Here are the No. 1 seeds for […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament is almost here. March Madness is about to be underway and everyone across the country will scramble to fill out brackets once Selection Sunday is over. There will be a ton of changes, but we compiled an early prediction amid the start of championship week in college basketball. The full tournament […]

When former Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzyzewski retired a few years ago, many believed that NIL and the changing landscape of college sports went into it, but he shut that notion down in wake of former Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s criticism of the changes in recent years. “I didn’t retire because of the new […]

Before we get to the final Bracketology projections before the NCAA Tournament and March Madness officially begins, I want to take this opportunity to thank ClutchPoints for giving me the chance to do Bracketology, even though I was hired to be an associate editor and writer on the NFL/College Football side of things. I want to thank everyone […]

Juwan Howard has been dismissed as the head coach of the Michigan basketball program, and he released a statement through the program’s X account, thanking the university, Board of Regents and Athletic Director Warde Manuel, while also reflecting on his tenure as coach. “During my tenure as head coach, we shared memorable seasons and achievements, […]

The Florida basketball team found their way to the SEC Tournament championship game against Auburn. However, things went south almost immediately when Micah Handlogten fell to a gruesome leg injury. It was early in the game and the Gators had the ball. After a missed shot attempt, Handlogten went up for the rebound. But his […]

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl was deeply moved on Sunday, as his team won the SEC conference tournament championship. Pearl and his Tigers defeated Florida, 86-67. After the game, Pearl was moved to tears while thinking of his late father. "I lost my dad in August. He was my biggest fan." An emotional Bruce Pearl […]

Duquesne basketball got their first bid to the NCAA tournament on Sunday since 1977, after winning the Atlantic 10 Championship game. A famous NBA player applauded the effort, for a very interesting reason. LeBron James sent his congratulations to Duquesne, because the team’s head coach was once LeBron’s coach in high school. “Punch that ticket […]

College basketball broadcaster Kevin Harlan went wild as confetti fell on the court during the Atlantic 10 championship game on Sunday. Harlan’s reaction to the confetti falling on the court is nothing short of priceless. "We can't see our notes! The players can't work on this court! CONFETTI IS EVERYWHERE! Somebody hit the wrong button!" […]

March Madness is finally here as teams across the nation finalize their Conference Tournaments. The Ivy League proved to be a fun contest, as usual, as the championship between Yale basketball and Brown came down to the wire! The Bulldogs ended up winning by hitting a buzzer-beater in the closing seconds of the game. After […]